Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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"How do you feel?" Tang Huan walked out of the screening room, and casually asked Jiang Zhiqiang, general manager of the Xiangjiang Cinemas Group, who followed behind. ~~щww~suimеng~lā

"The story is general, but it is very flavorful, passionate enough, and a little bit..." Jiang Zhiqiang pondered the words, and finally said: "Romanticism."

Determined that this is what he wanted, Tang Huan laughed loudly, "I call this type a hero to sprinkle blood."

Wu Yusen, who walked at the back, has been watching nervously the reactions of the big guys who can determine the fate of his works. When he heard Tang Huan's satisfaction in his tone and put a label on him, he was relieved.

"Can you catch up with the summer vacation?" Tang Huan stopped and asked Wu Yusen back.

"Yes!" When Wu Yusen replied, he felt like he was going to "spend the blood of a hero."

Turning his gaze to Jiang Zhiqiang, Tang Huan said in a deep voice: "The summer file will list this movie as the focus, and then enter the process of global release."

"Understood." Jiang Zhiqiang scratched his head in a bit embarrassed manner. After the establishment of the Xiangjiang Cinemas Group, Guyin had the best film source in Xiangjiang in his hand. In the second half of the filming plan, those series such as Overlord Flower, Beautiful Girl, Happy Ghost, Zombie, Lucky Star, etc. will not be mentioned. Only heavyweight productions such as "Rich Train", "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Sword Horse Dan", etc. should be paid special attention. , It’s really hard to take care of someone specifically, it seems we need to study the box office big data provided by the computer system.

Tang Huancai ignored the happy troubles of his subordinates. Seeing the assistant waiting in the distance, he walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Ms. Fang Yihua of TVB and Shaw Brothers, specially waiting for you in the office." The assistant guessed in a low voice: "It seems that she wants to invite you to the final of the Miss Xiangjiang contest."

"Miss Xiangjiang and Miss Chinese, the two beauty pageants, one old and one new, are really tit-for-tat, and they are full of joy." Tang Huan shook his head with a smile.

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"Why, Miss Hu hasn't come back yet?" Fang Yihua seemed to inquire about the news unconsciously after a few greetings.

"It should be only these two days." Tang Huan sat down on the sofa comfortably.

People's eyes are accustomed to looking upwards. After Xiangjiang entered the developed regions of the world, the people were like the employees of listed companies. They were incredibly proud, and even their tastes of appreciation became more sophisticated.

However, even if the economic status of Hong Kong improves, people still have to maintain their yearning for the world's number one power on the other side of the Pacific.

In this general trend, in order to calm the scene, Hu Yinmeng personally took this year's Miss Chinese campaign team to the United States to shoot on location. Of course, she also wanted to take a look at the child by the way.

"I heard that Uncle Liu wants to go back to the inland to sweep the tomb to worship the ancestors?" Tang Huan asked after turning around.

"It did move this mind." Fang Yihua sighed. "Tang Sheng must know that there will be a lot of things involved. After all, it is troublesome. It is estimated that next year's trip will be fast."

Tang Huan nodded slightly, "If you need my help, just speak up."

"I must convey Tang Sheng's feelings." Fang Yihua readily accepted and expressed his intentions. "This year's Miss Xiangjiang contest finals will begin soon. Since Tang Sheng happens to be in Xiangjiang, it is better to go and watch the excitement."

"Last year, I was so coincidental. If I go again this year, Hu Yinmeng may be provoked." Tang Huanyi replied pointedly.

"Our little shrimps can't shake the general strategy of cooperation formulated by Tang Sheng and Liu Shu." Fang Yihua rarely said and picked up the macro theory.

Tang Huan thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Ms. Fang is so caring, how can I not appreciate her."

Actually, Tang Huan wanted to say something else, but in the end he swallowed the words back, and Gein didn't feel right.

Due to the five-year contract renewal issue, Liu Dehua, whom TVB held out in one hand, rebelled with the "Five Tigers".

This kind of resistance to TVB, who has gone through more than ten years of ups and downs and has long been humiliated, is of course pediatrics. It directly takes various methods to break them and cleans them up and down, and hides the most active Liu Dehua.

In Tang Huan's view, after all, the times are different, and he still adopts such a barbaric method to spread it outside. After all, during the TVB celebrations in November last year, the star-studded "Jiang Yang" was so happy that it turned out to be a turnaround. Onlookers were more willing to think that TVB was bullying the small.

In particular, specific issues need to be analyzed in detail. Andy Lau, who has become popular from the TV series "The Legend of Condor Heroes", has proven to have great potential in movies. The two films "Unstoppable Love" and "Extraordinary Affairs" starring in the past, The box office has passed ten million.

For those who are already very hardworking and motivated, there is no need to add such unnecessary obstacles. Moreover, on the side of Xiangjiang, although Tang Huan has a lot of people available, there are still very few people who can take the lead.

Therefore, the richest man wants to persuade Fang Yihua that there is no need to be so truthful, let alone the master. But he changed his mind to think, this is after all other TVB's family affair, rashly intervening may prevent the other party from getting off the stage.

You know, Fang Yihua has treated Tang Huan quite well in the past few years. Zhao Yazhi, Zhang Manyu, Xie Ning, etc. have all taken care of them with all their energies, and they can’t help but save face, so let’s find another way to talk to Shaw.

Fang Yihua didn't know the effort for a moment, so many thoughts turned in Tang Huan's heart. She was very happy to be able to move the richest man to the final site of Miss Xiangjiang as she wished, so she continued to talk about another thing.

"Actually, I asked about Ms. Hu's whereabouts, and I wanted to discuss with her about an international film. Ms. Hu and DreamWorks were not very optimistic about this project before, so my progress was a little half-hearted. As a result, Uncle Six I urged several questions."

"Which movie?" Tang Huan asked absently. DreamWorks has its own exclusive intelligence, capital, and high-tech backing. Jiahe has Cheng Long. These are all the means to enter the international market. However, Shaw has been unable to make up for this shortcoming since the loss of the powerful general Fu Sheng. It is time to be satisfied to be able to fight with companies such as Xinyicheng and Debao in the Xiangjiang, Baodao and even Southeast Asian markets.

"It's "Tai-Pan"-"Tai-Pan" adapted from James Clavell's novel of the same name. Speaking of which, it has some connections with Tang Sheng's MGM." Fang Yihua explained in detail.

James Clavell is an Australian-born novelist, screenwriter and director who later became American. His experience is a bit legendary.

In 1940, when he was 19 years old, James Clavell, who joined the army, was sent to Malaysia to fight with the Japanese, and he became a prisoner of war. After several twists and turns, he was finally imprisoned in Singapore’s Changi Prison and survived nine deaths. To the Allied forces to win the war.

Based on this personal experience, James Clavell created a series of novels called "Legends of Asia". The probable theme is that Western explorers, after entering the East in the era of great voyages, what happened, including cultural Various conflicts and influences.

The first part of "Legend of Asia" was "KingRat" in 1962, with the background of Singapore; the second one was "Tai-Pan" in 1966 with the background of Hong Kong.

In the beginning, MGM bought the film adaptation rights of the novel "Taipan" for US$500,000, but it was estimated that the shooting budget would exceed US$20 million, which was unbearable at the time, so the project was shelved and the adaptation rights began. The tortuous process of hand down.

In the mid-1970s, the film adaptation rights of "Tai Pan" fell into Shaw's hands. He planned to develop a film with Universal Pictures with an investment budget of 12 million US dollars, but in the end it was not put into practice.

The film adaptation rights of "Taipan" have recently been transferred to the hands of Rafaela de Laurentiis. She is the daughter of the famous Italian filmmaker Dino de Laurentiis, who was also in 1982. One of the investors of the very successful "Conan the Barbarian" at the box office.

However, Run Run Run was still very interested in the project "Taipan". Because the third part of the "Asian Legends" series created by James Clavell, "Shōgun" with a Japanese background-"The Shogun", the fiction and film and television spin-offs are very successful, and the novel alone is only a few of the tens of millions of copies sold. There are best sellers.

In addition, after Hong Kong entered the transition period, Hong Kong people inevitably fell into confusion in their own perception and positioning. The story of "Taipan" can reflect the history of Xiangjiang to a certain extent.

Of course, no matter what the idea and purpose, the premise of everything is that "Taipan" should be as popular as "Shogun".

But Tang Huan precisely remembered that in the original time and space, "Taipan" was not popular anymore. It was not even recovered in business. The box office was a fiasco. The investment of US$25 million was only US$2 million at the box office, and the comments were useless. .

With this conclusion, Tang Huan reversed to reflect on the possible reasons why "Taipan" was not being seen, so as to persuade Run Run Shaw not to faint and fall into the pit again, but Fang Yihua took a document and said: ""Taipan" The main actors are selected. The actor is Brian Brown from Australia, and the heroine is Chen Cong, the actress from the mainland. However, Rafael de Laurentiis wants to shoot in the mainland, but there are many difficulties. It’s a good opportunity for us to make a difference."

Tang Huan's gaze swept across the name Brian Brown, and he quickly matched the number. In 1983, he starred in the ABC TV series "TheThornBirds"-"Thorn Bird", and then won the "Golden Globe Award for Best Actor: Series and TV Movie" and "Primetime Emmy Award for Best Limited Series" "Supporting Actor" was nominated and became famous in one fell swoop.

However, it is not his so-called achievements that actors of Brian Brown's level can make an impression on Tang Huan, but the gossip anecdotes that his subordinates made to make the boss happy.

When Brian Brown was filming "The Thorn Bird" in 1983, he met another actress in the play and an Australian fellow who was more famous than him, Rachel Ward. So the old man showed the palm of his hand and predicted that he would have three children. As a result, that year, Brian Brown embraced the beauty and married Rachel Ward. Picking up girls to this level is definitely considered a realm.

But Tang Huan didn’t laugh because he remembered this anecdote, because he was a little displeased when he saw Chen Cong’s name. How did his subordinates arrange it so that he finally fell into the pit after the gilded mainland actress in the United States. I am also ready to reuse it.

Noting that Tang Huan's face remained serious for a long time, Fang Yihua couldn't help but sink in his heart. He quickly stopped the conversation and said cautiously: "Why, like Miss Hu, Tang Sheng is not optimistic about this project? James Clavell's. "The Shogunate" is extremely popular, and "Taipan" is catching up with this trend, and it shouldn't be worse."

"I can understand the plan of Uncle Six, through the story of "Taban", to reflect the historical origin of today's Xiangjiang from the side." Tang Huan slowly said: ""Taban" should belong to the type of adventure, but I learned from it 2000 To extrapolate from the multi-million dollar budget, the cast, the insistence on filming in the mainland, etc., it may be difficult to achieve the desired effect and arouse the interest of Western audiences."

"DreamWorks’ "Once Upon a Time" trilogy has been released in the United States with good results, and has been released for home video for some time. Do you think it also showcases this novel Eastern historical scene in the late Qing Dynasty, Lafila de Laurenti Can they do better than us Chinese?"

"Will "Huang Feihong" be too high for Western audiences to "Taipan"?" Fang Yihua muttered to himself, worrying about gains and losses.

"The essence of the story of "Taipan" is actually centering on Westerners ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to explore the East, hunt for treasures, and embrace beautiful people." Tang Huan said sarcastically: "The Shogun with a Japanese background. It’s a big success, but it’s easy to understand. The exotic "Madame Butterfly" from the United States and Japan is also very popular in the world. Japan has always liked to worship the strong. If you say that there is a successful foreign country here in Xiangjiang. Love "Suzie Wong's World" can be used for reference, but there are still differences. The heroine in "Taipan" with the background of the Opium War is in agreement with Western speculators, which may be difficult for the mainland critics to accept."

"This is just a minor problem, and there are more important issues. The Opium War has long been concluded, but I guess filmmakers like Raphaela de Laurentiis definitely don’t have to spend energy on expressing this in "Taipan". It is likely to be replaced by China’s violence and insidiousness at that time, and the wisdom and bravery of Western explorers."

Seeing that Fang Yihua wanted to explain, Tang Huan waved his hand and interrupted: "This is the difference in the way of thinking between Xiangjiang, which has been wandering for a long time, and the mainland. The subtlety should be gradually realized by Uncle Liu. As for he wants to pass the " "Tapan" reflects the history of Xiangjiang, and the effect may not be ideal. So my opinion is, stop the loss and get out."

After being analyzed by Tang Huan, Fang Yihua couldn't sit still, and quickly stood up and said, "I'm going to convey Tang Sheng's views."

"" (To be continued.)